抓(zhuā)

HSK 37 strokes

to grab

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Character information

Pinyin
zhuā
Meaning
to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 抓 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌爪

A hand 扌 with claws 爪; 爪 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

扌shǒu爪zhuǎ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 抓 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 抓

Common words using 抓 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhuā抓zhù住
HSK 3

to grab hold of; to capture

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zhuā抓jǐn紧
HSK 4

to keep a firm grip on

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zhǔ主zhuā抓

to be in charge of; to concentrate on

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luàn乱zhuā抓

to claw wildly; to scratch frantically; to arrest people indiscriminately

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zhuā抓qǔ取

to seize

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zhuā抓dà大fàng放xiǎo小

(PRC, mid-1990s) to restructure the large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) controlled by …

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zhuā抓shǒu手

handhold; handle

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zhuā抓pāi拍

to capture (an image)

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From 抓’s common words

住紧主乱取大放小

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